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Mrs. Franc Luce Emma Albright

1852 Pennsylvania - 1912 Albuquerque, New Mexico

BiographyAs a teenager in Wyoming, she learned painting and drawing from European artists who lived at her mother’s boarding house. She watched women gain the right to vote in Wyoming in 1869. She later traveled to Kansas and learned photography from her older sister, Sarah Latimer. Mrs. Albright’s work became widely known and she traveled extensively, becoming active in national photography organizations. By 1883, she had opened her Art Parlor in New Town Albuquerque, which was in its infancy. Her eye for portraiture and her incredible artistry was matched by her business acumen. She hired women and men as her assistants, training them in the photography business. She ran creative advertisements in newspapers extolling the quality of her work. “We Lead, Others Follow” was one of her intrepid slogans. She also wrote poems about her highly-sought portraiture. She was married to J.G. Albright, who ran a newspaper and printing house in New Town.

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